Chapter 339 Little Sun

Chapter 339 Little Sun

Chapter 339 Little Sun

Can Gu Lu get nine in a row?

You won’t know until you try it. After all, there are more than nine famous science fiction writers standing behind him…

Currently, Gu Lu has many articles about Picture Man, Cthulhu, and Humanity When the Stars Shine.

Xiang Zhuxiang was a little bit surprised. Since he had called the editor-in-chief, he didn't contact the writer to invite him. After all, he had some relationship with Gu Lu in the previous short story serialization.

Could it be that Gu Lu is no longer the same person he was before, and that he feels to Zhu Xiang that he is only the editor-in-charge and no longer has the qualifications to invite articles?

Opportunities always come to those who are thick-skinned, right, Mr. Qu, the deputy editor-in-chief of Youth Digest.

[Deputy Editor Qu: Teacher Xiao Gu's article is really great. I wonder if there is any inspiration for the sequel? Rocket Man can definitely be included in the textbook. Even if it is not in the textbook, it is more than enough as a reading comprehension question in the test paper. I really want to continue reading it.]
Maybe it's because he ate too many macarons, so his mouth is too sweet.

As for King Guru, except for serious literature, which must be published in People's Literature, it doesn't matter which magazine the rest of the novels are serialized in. Therefore, in response to Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu's invitation to contribute, Gu Lu replied honestly: This is a series. There should be a few more, and I will send them to you when they are finished.

"light and spacious!"

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Qu said this while drinking tea.

"Editor Qu, didn't you choke yesterday? Why are you still eating today?"

"Because life is too bitter, the sweetness will neutralize it and make it less bitter."

……

Cameras, reporters, streets, people coming and going.

“Genius is not something you shout out yourself, it is something that is bestowed upon you by others.”

"What is a genius? People like Seki Takakazu are geniuses, and people like Katsudane Maru are true geniuses. But Gu Lu is only a Chinese genius."

"What is the difference between a Chinese genius and a true genius? It's like the difference between Shooting a Bullet at the Sun and Flowers for Algernon. One is a story about Japan, based in Japan and written about Japan. Any student in Japan can find his own student days in the book Shooting a Bullet at the Sun. Gu Lu's article is too influenced by the narrative of Western novels. I can't put myself in this book."

Kadokawa Shoten's Tsuge editor said in an interview with a TV station.

It is very obvious that the editor of Zhecheng still dared not deny the information that Gu Lu is a talented writer.

Even so, the interview encountered a lot of resistance.

“There are a lot of national elements in ‘Shooting a Bullet at the Sun’, it’s a neon story, but I don’t think it’s better than Algernon.”

"Don't even mention us in Japan. Looking at the European and American novel world, no writer can talk about genius in front of Gu Lu."

"That's a farce. Katsudane Maru and Gu Lu are not in the same league. It's like one is Nintendo and the other is just Sega."

And so on, there are many messages on the Internet.

Of course, the readers' protests were not intense, because few readers would do anything big because of a foreign writer.

The people from Lu Fan Club were the most excited. Good man, the "Gu Lu" brand could not fall. But Kyogoku Natsuhiko was not really angry, because now the heat has come, right?
Kyogoku Natsuhiko, Kobayashi Taizan, Ito Junji and others were interviewed.

They spoke in unity to express their support for Teacher Gu Lu.

To be honest, Katsutauchi Maru's writing skills are not that talented, and Kadokawa Shoten's greed is really ugly.

Neon TV has a large number of such programs, for example, the president of Lufanhui, Kyogoku Natsuhiko, accepted "Monday Night".

"For a novelist, readers' love is everything. Flowers for Algernon is the best-selling science fiction work this year and has broken many records. This is a testament to this. Shooting a Bullet at the Sun can't win." Kyogoku Natsuhiko said in response to the host's questioning, "If Mr. Gu Lu loses, I won't go out for a year!"

Full of confidence!

After all, Algernon has been on sale for several months, and currently there are still tens of thousands of them sold every week. Very long-lived.

Kyogoku Natsuhiko also found out that TBS TV station was planning to buy the copyright of this work and start filming it.

The Yomiuri Shimbun also reported that Gu Lu's new work was also very popular in the UK.

To sum up, why did Gu Lu lose? !
Guaranteed to win.

The propaganda campaign of the Kadokawa group and the war of words with the Lufan Association lasted for more than half a month.

"Shooting a Bullet at the Sun" has been on sale for 57 days and has sold a total of 47 copies (second print run).

"Flowers for Algernon" has been on sale for 104 days and has currently sold a total of 112 million copies (four print runs).

The difference is visible to the naked eye.

Kyogoku Natsuhiko may not have realized that Gu Lu has two books in Japan. When two writers compete, they must measure all their works.

Of course, it is also possible that Kyogoku Natsuhiko thought he had a sure win and didn't care even if he discovered this.

"Shooting a Bullet at the Sun is a good work, but only good. It is still a long way from being good, and the fact is the fact."

"If Kadokawa Bookstore hadn't put these two books together for comparison, I wouldn't have put the name Katsutane Maru next to Mr. Gu Lu."

"... Mr. Gu Lu's talent is beyond doubt. In fact, I can understand Kadokawa's propaganda. We in Japan need our own talent. A strong country must have cultural confidence."

"What do you mean you need your own genius? It's clearly a trick that Kadokawa Bookstore came up with to sell books. Wait... The Ministry of Education and Culture has released a news release."

At the members meeting of the Lu Translation Society, writers expressed their opinions.

Suddenly, a piece of news came out that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced that in order to strengthen extracurricular reading among primary and secondary school students, it will recommend a list of books to more than 20,000 primary and secondary schools across the country.

The list of books recommended works by Japanese literary masters such as Kawabata Yasunari, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and Natsume Soseki, which is fine. The key point is that "Bullet at the Sun" is included!
What's the difference between this and putting artificial stones and strange stones together?
Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Natsume Soseki are both unique stones with their own charm, while Katsudani Maru is a fake rock.

The rockery in the courtyard suddenly became disgusting. This was what Kyogoku Natsuhiko, who was smoking in the courtyard, was thinking.

"Kadokawa Bookstore is so despicable!" Kyogoku Natsuhiko was a little panicked.

I feel like the strongest high school student in history will lose...

Neon's recommended book list is different from China's recommended book list. The latter is really a recommendation, while the former requires you to buy one book from the eleven recommended books when you go back.

It can't be said to be mandatory, it's just "respecting teachers". The teacher has recommended it, don't you accept it?
Everyone knows how high the status of teachers is in Japan.

“Just stay at home for a year.”

"It's nothing. I can stay with you for a year."

"Why don't you just come to my house and we can go together."

Ito Junji, who has social anxiety, comforted me like this. He is also a considerate person. In the middle of the meeting, the president, who was originally in high spirits, became completely wrong after seeing the recommended books released by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It was as if a light bulb had turned on on his face before, with a bright smile and eyes, but now the light bulb has turned off.

After hearing this, Kyogoku Natsuhiko didn't feel comforted at all. After becoming a famous cartoonist, Junji Ito occasionally accepted interviews, but he preferred to stay at home. Therefore, staying at home was not a punishment for him at all.

Kyogoku Natsuhiko's worries are not unnecessary. Among the eleven books, "Shoot a Bullet at the Sun" is the one that suits the hearts of primary and secondary school students the most. Readers all over the world are the same. They are in awe of books that are called masterpieces. "I don't understand it", "I'm not ready yet", "It must be heavy, I want to read something light", etc. No matter what the reason is, they are not so willing to read it.

So why didn't the Ichibashi clan (Bai Tongshe is the Ichibashi clan) do this? Push the little prince in.

Is it that it doesn't have such ability?
Not really! The four cultural chaebols, Kadokawa, Otowa, Shinchosha, and Hitotsubashi, all have the power to influence the Japanese government.

But - among the 11 recommended books, ten are written by Japanese writers and one is by American writer Mark Twain.

Out of reach!
With Kadokawa's full-scale promotion, the sales of "Shoot a Bullet at the Sun" tripled in the next half month.
Surpassed Flowers for Algernon.

At this point, Katsutauchi Maru was a little bit overwhelmed. Just imagine a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old suddenly becoming a million-dollar best-selling author from a small celebrity.

It's definitely a sign of success.

He is definitely the boss, second to the sky, second to the earth, and I am the third.

As for Gu Lu, who had felt a little in awe after reading The Little Prince... who is he?

"Am I smarter than Gu Lu? I don't know, I've never compared myself with him, but I think my creations are better than his. I agree with what teacher Kyogoku Natsuhiko said, book sales determine everything." Katsutane Maru said this in public.

There were more high-pitched words afterwards, but the TV was turned off and they could not be seen.

The picture just now is from the president's office of Kadokawa Shoten. The president's office is very large, not only has a TV, but also a bedroom for a simple rest.

"President Inoue, do you want to remind that kid Katsuda?" Editor-in-Chief Tsuge asked respectfully.

"What reminder?" President Inoue asked back.

Uh, you gestured to me to turn off the TV just now, which proved that you didn’t want to see Katsudane Maru’s arrogance. I guess I got it right, right?

Editor Zhecheng said, "Remind him to be more low-key."

Indeed! Others may not know your level, but how can he, the editor-in-charge, not know?
From tying up with Gu Lu for publicity, to stepping on Hua Xia Tiancai to gain the upper hand, to sending a "polite" email to the parties involved after confirming the advantage. All these actions were determined by the editorial department after several rounds of discussions.

As an enemy, Zhecheng fully knows how powerful the Chinese writer Gu Lu is.

"Why should our Japanese genius be so low-key?" President Inoue said, "He should be like Gu Lu and have a higher vision. Look at what Gu Lu said about the future of our Japan and the future of South Korea next door. Katsutane Maru's vision is still too narrow."

It turns out that he didn't think he was too arrogant, but that he was too low-key. Zhecheng's brain stopped working for a few seconds. Of course, what the president said was right.

"The fourth step of the promotion of the [Civet Cat Substitute Prince] plan can be launched." President Inoue knocked on the table.

Kadokawa saw that the works of Chinese writer Gu Lu were selling well in Japan. It didn't matter that the works were selling well, because there were too many foreign works selling well in Japan. As an isolated entity, Japan's publishing circle was both exclusive and tolerant. But the two words "Gu Lu" were going to become synonymous with genius and prodigy. The Chinese character of the year in 2012 was "child".

The annual Chinese character is a selection activity organized by the Neon Kanji Aptitude Test Association to select the character that best represents the year. It has been held every year since 1995, rain or shine. "Tong" was chosen because of the exposure of child bullying in 2012, and the speech of children's writer Kenji Miyazawa, "The Little Prince" broke the sales record of children's works in the past decade. Therefore, "Tong" was chosen, implying that we should care more about children.

To sum up, comics, A Heartful Man, The Little Prince, short stories, and Flowers for Algernon have brought too much fame to Gu Lu.

That's why Kadokawa wanted to find someone to completely replace Gu Lu's fame and reputation. The president of Kadokawa Bookstore even named this plan after a Chinese allusion.

After touching, comparing, and matching, the final fourth step is to surpass.

"Isn't it a bit risky to announce right now that Shengduoneimaru has completely surpassed Gu Lu?" Zhecheng asked the question cautiously.

President Inoue said, "Risk? Do you think his work has a chance to surpass Katsuta?"

"There is no hope for The Little Prince and Flowers for Algernon, but I'm worried that he might be unwilling to give up and write a new work, and then..." The following words seemed to offend the president, so Zhecheng swallowed them back.

"Is Flowers for Algernon good?" asked President Inoue.

Is it good or bad...Zhecheng observed the president and said to himself that it must be a masterpiece. But in the president's office, it is the president who decides whether it is good or not, and whether he is promoted or demoted is also decided by the president.

"It's a good work." Through observation, Zhecheng finally determined the answer.

"This book is already the best novel. It's hard to even compare with it, let alone surpass it," said President Inoue.

Oh, Zhecheng seemed to understand.

"If there was still such an opportunity ten years ago, there is no market now. Kenji Miyazawa's new book cannot compare to his old works. This is the law of history. Even the best writers have to follow this law." President Inoue said, "How many writers' dreams have been buried by the rapid changes in the market?"

If you think about it carefully, according to the current trend, "Shoot a Bullet at the Sun" is expected to reach more than 3 million copies. After a period of time, it will exceed 4 million.

The last work to break the four million mark was in the 1980s, before the “lost twenty years” period.

The entire physical market was sluggish. In the first decade of the 2013st century, when the Internet was not yet so developed, it was unable to support a scale of four million, let alone in .

No matter how you look at it, "Shoot a Bullet at the Sun" is invincible!
"The winner takes it all. This is just a small trick to ensure that our Japanese geniuses will always be superior to the Chinese geniuses." Seeing that Zhecheng understood, President Inoue smiled faintly.

Zhecheng immediately went to prepare for the final step of replacing the prince with a cat.

Any tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!

In the early days, he had President Jian and Yu Xinyao to provide shelter from the storm in China, and now he has the New Youth Publishing House as his backing, so Gu Lu will not encounter such things in the domestic literary world for the time being.

There was no wind or waves, and it was very quiet.

"What's going on lately? The engineering team is quite busy."

"Maybe it's the New Year and the money hasn't been spent yet, so they're spending it suddenly."

"No, it wasn't like this last year."

"There will be a lot of noise. I heard it will take a month or two."

At the entrance of the community, two middle-aged ladies were chatting while buying fresh vegetables.

Gu Lu squinted his eyes and looked at the street in front of the community entrance.

I was originally sleepy, but the noisy environment was like a pot of boiling water, which poured over my body and scalded me to death with a "splash".

Today, this street is like a big pot of boiling water, with "noodles" in it, and workers dragging water pipes to clean the dirt on the corner tiles. You said that small advertisements are posted on telephone poles, which is easy to understand. But why are they posted on the ground? Would someone be bent over and bent over to look for a locksmith?

There were also dumplings being cooked, with workers holding large tongs and snapping branches off. Meat and vegetables were also put into the pot, with the fat and strong chef measuring them by the roadside. There were also glutinous rice balls...

Anyway, when Gu Lu looked around, he saw four or five different teams.

"It should have something to do with the article I wrote." Gu Lu thought to himself.

He was too modest. It was not necessarily related, but 100% related. The new director of Fengxia Subdistrict found out the reason why his predecessor was dismissed.

Oh my god! There are mines in the area.

Landmine, oh no, Gu Lu came to No. 8 Middle School, and the noisy feeling was still unavoidable, and the school was also under renovation.

Principal Chang also seemed a little overwhelmed. Although No. 8 Middle School was one of the top high schools in the Fog City, it was still difficult to ask for small amounts of money from the education department and other unplanned funds.

But this time it was——

"Principal Chang, do many places in our Sand District headquarters need repair? The facilities and equipment are all aging."

"Director Chu, please rest assured that our school's facilities and equipment are not outdated."

"Nothing that needs to be replaced?"

"Have it?"

"Principal Chang, you are the principal, why are you asking me if there is anything?"

The above-mentioned phone conversation took place, and as a result, Principal Chang sorted out and replaced the equipment and facilities that would have been sufficient for a few more years.

Of course, the things that can be used after being replaced will not be wasted and will be donated to township schools, similar to the previous desks.

"There is no reason why the attitude suddenly changed so much... Could it be because of?" Principal Chang thought in confusion. His eyes swept across "Youth Digest" and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face. He seemed to understand.

"Hey, the people in the education department don't understand Gu Lu either. Gu Lu is very easy to talk to. There's no need to be so cautious."

It's a bit Versailles.

But one thing is for sure, Gu Lu is easy to talk to and has a good reputation among his classmates.

It is currently recess, and Gu Dilei Lu is in the playground.

Crouching on the flower bed, the body sways, and if you move forward, you will fall on the playground, and if you move backward, you will come into close contact with the soil. Generally speaking, there will be no problem, and the chassis is quite stable.

"Zhou Lin, why do you high school students want to run away from home?" Gu Lu asked casually while thinking about the problem.

"Wait, wait, what do you mean you are high school students? You are not a high school student?" Zhou Lin corrected.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. Why do you think those high school students run away from home?" Gu Lu smiled and corrected the slip of the tongue.

"If you run away from home, it must be because you feel that you are being treated unfairly at home," Zhou Lin replied. "For me, if I want to run away from home, it may also be to avoid punishment. Some things may be just small mistakes or ordinary mistakes in the eyes of adults, but in our hearts they can crush us."

Seeing Gu Lu looking thoughtful, Zhou Lin continued, "For example, if you do poorly on the monthly exam, the sky will fall. If you do poorly on the midterm exam, the sky will fall with a downpour. If you do poorly on the final exam, it will be the end of the world."

"The end of the world..." Gu Lu pondered, he didn't seem to have this experience.

"Although I have never had this kind of experience since I was a child," Zhou Lin said, "a classmate of ours was transferred to an ordinary rocket class. At that time, he gave me the feeling that it was the end of the world. He told me that grades were the only thing he could give back to his parents."

That shouldn't be because of poor test results. Gu Lu thought about it carefully, "Then how can we judge whether he has been wronged at home?"

Zhou Lin pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head, "I can't judge. For most people, parents are everything to their children. The more they care, the more likely they are to be hurt. Everything parents say and do may hurt their children. The mother was unhappy at work today, so she had a gloomy face during dinner. The parents didn't do what they promised, etc., all these small things will make the children fall into self-consumption. It's too complicated. Every family has its own problems."

That makes sense. Gu Lu asked, "How do you know so clearly?"

"Because I'm smart enough." Zhou Lin laughed, "I learned it by myself."

"That's good. I thought you were like this too and wanted to comfort you." Gu Lu said.

"That's totally unnecessary. I never waste time on myself! I am in charge of my own emotions. My parents can do whatever they want." Zhou Lin put his hands on his hips and smiled proudly.

Indeed, the girl with super strength has a very good ability to regulate her emotions. Even when her grandmother, with whom she had a very good relationship, passed away, she was able to recover in a short time.

In Gu Lu's eyes, the girl with super strength never shows weakness or negative emotions.

"If the school doesn't hold a school anniversary, then I'll hold one myself."

The declaration of the super-strong girl echoed in his mind again. Even though it had been a long time, Gu Lu could still recall her every move.

"You are really like a little sun, always full of energy, and can also boost the vitality of others." Gu Lu said.

Zhou Lin also jumped onto the flower bed with both feet, but the tiles were a bit slippery and she almost fell. She only managed to avoid falling by supporting herself with her arms.

But his hands were also covered in mud. "Even the little sun gets dirty sometimes." Zhou Lin raised his hand and pretended to wipe it on Gu Lu, scaring him so much that he dodged left and right, then he took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped it clean.

"Tell me what problem you encountered. Who wants to run away from home?" Zhou Lin said, "It can't be Jia Jia."

"How could that be? Jiayu is very sensible." Gu Lu said, "She is a classmate of ours. I can't reveal her name because I haven't found out the facts yet, and she asked me to keep it a secret."

"Male or female classmates?" Zhou Lin asked.

"Of course it's a male classmate..." For some reason, when the words came to his lips, Gu Lu said the opposite.

Why is this happening? Gu Lu didn't understand. What kind of law is it for a female classmate to say it out? He quickly corrected himself, "The relationship is pretty good. Should I stop it?"

Correction failed.

(End of this chapter)